Driver of the Year

The Driver of the Year Award was an award founded in 1967 by Martini & Rossi.^[1] The award was presented to drivers competing in motorsport on four wheels.^[2] Today it is privately owned and the voting panel consists of automotive and racing journalists. Mario Andretti won the first award in 1967. Jimmie Johnson has won the award 5 different times, the most in its history. Kevin Harvick won the award most recently in 2014.^[3] since then, no award has been given.

Winners

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1967: Mario Andretti
1968: Mark Donohue
1969: Lee Roy Yarbrough
1970: Al Unser Sr.
1971: Richard Petty
1972: Bobby Allison
1973: David Pearson
1974: Bobby Unser
1975: A. J. Foyt
1976: David Pearson
1977: Cale Yarborough
1978: Mario Andretti
1979: Darrell Waltrip
1980: Johnny Rutherford
1981: Darrell Waltrip
1982: Darrell Waltrip
1983: Bobby Rahal
1984: Mario Andretti
1985: Bill Elliott
1986: Bobby Rahal
1987: Dale Earnhardt
1988: Bill Elliott
1989: Emerson Fittipaldi
1990: Al Unser Jr.
1991: Michael Andretti
1992: Bobby Rahal
1993: Nigel Mansell
1994: Dale Earnhardt
1995: Jeff Gordon
1996: John Force
1997: Jeff Gordon
1998: Jeff Gordon
1999: Dale Jarrett
2000: Bobby Labonte
2001: Jeff Gordon
2002: Cristiano da Matta
2003: Ryan Newman
2004: Greg Anderson
2005: Tony Stewart
2006: Jimmie Johnson
2007: Jimmie Johnson
2008: Tony Schumacher
2009: Jimmie Johnson
2010: Jimmie Johnson
2011: Tony Stewart
2012: Brad Keselowski
2013: Jimmie Johnson
2014: Kevin Harvick